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I get the sentiment. And in a sense it's true. However, Paul still refers to the regenerate non-Jews as Gentiles.

Yes, but don't think that Israel's inadequacies "in the flesh" disqualified them from *justification by the Spirit!* The whole purpose of the Law was...

Amen! Now I know how to take that one. haha

I am not a Gentile, I am not a Jew, I am a Christian. Ephesians 2:12–14

I don't like the use of the word "intend" here. God does some things He doesn't "intend" to do and doesn't do what He intends to do. For...

That is why I am asking, as I don't know how to take it, and I am sure everyone interprets it different. To me you are either claiming to be sons of...

Like any broken vow, it is a sin to divorce a wife except for justifiable religious reasons. For example, if a woman's husband is a pagan or was a...

I tried to give you a rep for this post the first time I read it. I have said before that I don't think the word "chose" is a good word for us to...

I use it to differentiate myself from Jews. God is the one who set up this differentiation between Israel under the Law and all other nations who...

I don't know if I've ever identified myself here that way but it's what I am. In simplest terms, a person who is not ethnically Jewish by birth. The...

You got a point. But there are a number of come-backs to your concerns. We must ask ourselves, At what point was the 4th kingdom to crush all other...

Aren't you leaving out the sign of the covenant, circumcision? Would not this then tell the nations today?...

In fitting these verses into a systematic theology (which requires integrating all Scripture into our thoughts), let me ask those who reject the...

I think Kalahari's answer was good. Parable of the sower. This takes us back to post 105 that I wrote which, other than a brief reply by Slug,...

I agree, Mark. They aren't mutually exclusive. Person A can both love and hate person B. Love and hate are not opposites. There is no violation of...

There is no escape from the simple grammar of the verses pertaining to this. To "adulterate" something is to reduce its quality or qualities by...

If one does not hate all that is wrong, your love is not genuine. Rom 12:9 Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is...

The « hate » mentioned here, is not the hate we usually feel as humans, but like the Lord says in Luke 14:26: « If any man come to me, and hate...

Ek moes leer, dat as ek nie wil wag nie, dan antisipeer mens dinge en dit hou net nooit op nie en niks wat jy graag wil sien, sien mens nie. Die...

*] KJV* And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. No...

Hello Brother, Full Preterism isn't allowed in ETC. Here is a list of the guidelines: ...

I don't disagree that Adam had a mortal nature and that his life was sustained by his access to theTOL (I completely agree). Jesus says that he is...

My current thoughts on this dilemma are... Hate is an emotion. Love is an act of the will but can and does spill over into the emotions. We also...

What the parable of the sower teaches us.

Living life as a Christian. Being the light to the world and bringing the good news to the lost so they could also be saved. Desiring by the world to...

Besef jy dat jy alles het in Christus en niks kortkom nie. Sodra mens Hom begin loof en prys daarvoor, dan verander 'n mens se persepsie asook jou...

This is the kind of thinking that twists Scripture for its own agenda. So once again, let us ask ourselves as to what this passage says: CHOSEN...

CFJ - hmmmm die mensDOM. Ek kan net soos Job se, "in sak en as". Waarom hou die satan net nie op nie, as jy kyk na die wereld en hoe dinge nou...

I don't think there's a formula. The point is that there is a mess and it needs cleaned up. The best way to clean it up is to get the hearts right...

White se metode opgesom : Arbitrêre versnippering en willekeurige herrangskikking van die Evangelies om hopelose eie verwarring te staaf.

Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: Eph...

So we see. You've not provided even one verse to support your position, yet you've been given a plain and easy to understand passage that supports...

So if there both staring new in a new marriage (even though it's technically adultery) - it's like a second chance. Do they need to do something...

Divorce without cause (Biblical) and remarriage is the sin of adultery. However, it is not living perpetually in adultery. Jesus also said that to...

Again, Adam could die by nature but wouldn't as long as he had the tree of life. Death entered (separated from the tree of life) by sin, remember? If...

If this happens then this is giving the 7th king or satan the same power as Jesus. Only God can resurrect the dead.